This was a comprehensive hip hop, film and urban culture blog written entirely by an information junkie/graphomaniac Bostonian ex emcee/film student/record and video store manager/graf writer/streetballer called Dart Adams.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Dart Adams presents The Top 50 Hip Hop Albums, EP's & Mixtapes Of 2009 (The Final Top 200)

This is a list of what I consider to be the Top 200 Hip Hop LP's, EP's & mixtapes from this year so far. Please keep in mind that in order for me to even narrow this list to 200 I had to exclude all instrumental albums with the exception of Exile's "Radio" (as it could've easily been Album Of The Year) otherwise it would've just been ridiculous and impossible to narrow to just 200 Hip Hop albums. This is the final time I do this, after three years I'm sure you all get the point I'm trying to make by now.

Also keep in mind that I've heard slightly less than 700 different projects this calendar year (my gmail account was bananas). I'm sure that my Bloggerhouse brethren Eric & Travis have quite a few projects in mind that I missed. That should give you all an idea as to just how deep 2009 was with quality material that you probably never even heard of.

In the comments section feel free to gripe, bitch and/or moan about Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Wale, Fabolous, Busta Rhymes or "insert wack rapper's name here" lackluster ass album not being in my top 200. Also feel free to add albums, EP's & mixtapes I missed (like Pill's). I head mad albums that are still in my rotation that missed this cut (Moka Only made so many albums I stopped him at one so "Summer Notations", "Carrots & Eggs" & Ron Contour's"Hot Dog" aren't on this list).

I'm sure listened to WAY more Hip Hop than you this year (and I probably suffered irreparable damage because of it). All you gotta do to check every Friday of 2009 (both the reviews & Late Passes (For Doz Dat Slept) sections) on this blog for proof. Enjoy (or don't) my final Poisonous Paragraphs list:

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